$18 - Advanced Witchcraft by McCoy Edain - You need no magickal tools, elaborate robes, or witchy jewelry to make this trip. Just bring along your passion and self-discipline, your humility and your courage, your determination and your faith. Unlike the road of the mainstream religions where the flock must play Follow the Leader into the realms of higher learning, we Witches must find that path ourselves and walk it alone. This requires the courage of our convictions, faith in our deities, trust in ourselves, and a balance in all areas of our life that allows us to walk the path of self-responsibility to bravely face the wonders of 'that which can never be told.' -Edain McCoy Are You Living As a Witch? In the beginning everything is fresh and new. Learning how to cast a circle, work magick, and honor the God and Goddess on esbats and sabbats can be exhilarating. But once you've mastered the basics of Witchcraft comes the real challenge of living your faith every moment of every day. Living as a Witch is knowing that you are the magick. Advanced Witchcraft doesn't contain any Wicca 101 information-it assumes that you're already familiar with the nuts and bolts of the Craft. Instead, this book challenges you to think critically about your beliefs and practices, what they mean to you, how they've changed, and where you're going. Along the way you'll also learn many techniques for intermediate and advanced Witches, including: -meeting your shadow -advanced warding and psychic self-defense -power animals, familiars, and shapeshifters -working the labyrinth and the maze -advanced tree spirituality -advanced augury and divination -magick and ritual using the fine arts of storytelling, dance, music, art, and drama -the art of Wishcraft -the healing arts -spirits and lost souls -banishing and closing portals -surviving the dark night of the soul paperback 315 pgs

$17.00 - The Study of Witchcraft: A Guidebook to Advanced Wicca by Deborah Lipp - Lipp, author of The Way of Four and Elements of Ritual, suggests that the reason there are not more advanced Wicca books is because advanced Wicca happens when you stretch beyond Wicca itself. She goes on: When I was trained as a young traditional Wiccan, I was expected to make an extensive study of topics that ranged far beyond Wicca and witchcraft. For Lipp, the areas beyond memorizing the elements of the pagan calendar and spell casting that young Wiccans ought to be exploring include such obvious topics as the evolution of modern Wicca from Freemasonry and the history of witch hunts. However, she breaks new ground when she encourages readers to explore such traditional spiritual practices as meditation and the study of comparative religion. She writes, Certain advanced Wiccan skills, such as deep trance or channeling, depend on a greater ability to still the mind, quiet the ego, and reach an inner balance. Indeed, Lipp invites readers to enter into psychotherapy in order to gain deeper self-awareness. Each of her chapters is supplemented with a helpful homework section and an annotated bibliography for further reading. Advanced practitioners of all stripes should be delighted with this 176 page trade paperback.

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$15 - Veil's Edge by Willow Polson - Witchcraft, especially Wicca, has reached the age of maturity. At a recent women's festival in California, over 20 women declared themselves to be Crones at a special ceremony. Many Witches are now second or even third generation practitioners, and it has been over 20 years since many first generation Witches started out with Starhawk's "The Spiral Dance" or Buckland's "Complete Book of Witchcraft." But where are the books for the experienced Witch? The shelves are flooded with "Wicca 101" books, and many readers are desperate for more advanced concepts beyond the basics of casting a circle and calling the quarters. Not simply a "Wicca 201" book, The Veil's Edge discusses more unfamiliar and abstract concepts of magic and Witchcraft, including:
• The Veil between the worlds and how it works
• Direct contact with the Divine and how to handle it, including direct possession experiences
• Ecstatic worship techniques and shamanism
• Fae magic techniques, including the use of glamourie
• Explorations into the illusiory nature of reality
• Group dynamics and working with different kinds of energy flows
• Scientific proof that magic works, backed up with case-by-case evidence
• ntuitive magic: Allowing yourself to sense and believe
Readers are introduced to these topics through the author's personal experiences and interviews with other Witches that have been practicing for many years. Anyone who considers themselves an experienced magic worker will appreciate this essential book which fills a genuine need within the maturing Pagan community.